Sabotage Stupidity
Sabotage Stupidity was an illegal contest in 2007 created by Burton Snowboards to encourage the average snowboarder to go out and poach then four remaining resorts (the three resorts stated above, plus Taos Ski Valley) that did not allow snowboarders. The founder of the company, Jake Burton Carpenter has a strong view on poaching: "In the face of this blatant and aggressive disregard for the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, poaching isn’t simply a peaceful form of protest, it is truly your patriotic duty" despite the fact that all of the mountain resorts are privately owned entities with no legal obligation to serve snowboarders.
Taos made the announcement of lifting the ban soon after the competition was announced.
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